Seth Lazar, Gibraltar Peak (May theme: The night sky)

The galactic centre sets behind Gibraltar Rocks, an iconic hill at the heart of the Tidbinbilla nature reserve. As was standard for me back in August 2017, baby Ash was snoozing in the car while I took this one; I drove off the road a ways before Corin road, and found this nice spot, which I had scouted before. Astrophotography: when you're not so much burning the candle at both ends as you are ramming the whole thing into an incinerator... EXIF Sky: 4 tracked shots 120s f2.2 ISO 1600 Foreground: 2 shots 180s f2.2 ISO 2500 Sigma 50mm f1.4 ART Nikon D750 Sky Watcher Star Adventurer tracker

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